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May 27, 2019

21C Durham Wedding

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Stephanie & Roscoe’s 21C Durham Wedding

We’ve been to the 21C Durham several times now, but Stephanie & Roscoe’s was our first wedding there. It was AWESOME. These two are incredible. You may remember their fun smiles and loving personalities from their Chapel Hill engagement session. Well, they brought that same energy to their multicultural wedding day and everyone had a wonderful time.

This is just one of the major life steps in their lives right now too. Stephanie is finishing up her surgical residency at UNC in the next couple weeks, and then the pair is headed to New England for the next phase of life. Roscoe killed it taking on so much of the wedding (and move!) planning while Stephanie’s life was consumed by residency. He didn’t do it alone though, so shout out to the awesome vendor team.

The 21C Durham Wedding Team:

Venue: 21C Durham (it’s in the title y’all)
Planner: Beauty & The Budget Events
Photographers: Kivus & Camera (hiiiiii)
Hair: Ashley Sturm Hair & Beauty
Bride’s Makeup: Mariah Ewald at Posh the Salon
Bride’s Dress: Gilded Bridal
Florals: Knots ‘n Such
Officiant: Reverand Ana with Bilingual Ceremonies
Ceremony Arch: Pop the Champagne!
Catering: 21C
Cake: Edible Art
Music: DJ Ones
Invitations: Lovely Little Bee

The 21C Durham Wedding Images:

Getting ready

Astronomy themed Wedding details | 21C Wedding, 21C Durham, Multicultural wedding, Durham wedding, Durham wedding photographers | kivusandcamera.com

Roscoe & Stephanie had a gorgeous celestial theme to their wedding and the deep blues of a night sky made their way into so many details. Stephanie’s engagement ring was even in on the color scheme :-D.

Even though she got her hair done at the 21C with all her bridesmaids, Stephanie & I headed a couple blocks over to Posh the Salon for her makeup. Mariah did an amazing job giving Stephanie some wedding day glam vibes.

Bride Prep in downtown durham | 21C Wedding, 21C Durham, Multicultural wedding, Durham wedding, Durham wedding photographers | kivusandcamera.com
Bride Prep in downtown Durham | 21C Wedding, 21C Durham, Multicultural wedding, Durham wedding, Durham wedding photographers | kivusandcamera.com
Groom prep in Durham | 21C Wedding, 21C Durham, Multicultural wedding, Durham wedding, Durham wedding photographers | kivusandcamera.com

Not only did the groomspeople have bowties, which can be a challenge even for the dapperest of us, but they had pocket squares too! I love this series of everyone figuring out the best ways to fold their blue accessories.

Folding Pocket Squares | 21C Wedding, 21C Durham, Multicultural wedding, Durham wedding, Durham wedding photographers | kivusandcamera.com

And here we go, the first sighting of the infamous 21C fuchsia penguins. Keep your eyes peeled for these critters all night! That wasn’t the only exhibit we experienced though – we did some pre-ceremony portraits in the main hotel gallery on the second floor.

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21C Wedding, 21C Durham, Multicultural wedding, Durham wedding, Durham wedding photographers | kivusandcamera.com
21C Wedding, 21C Durham, Multicultural wedding, Durham wedding, Durham wedding photographers | kivusandcamera.com

21C Durham Wedding Ceremony

Ceremony time! Stephanie walked down the aisle with her brother and sister, but that meant that her 2 year old niece was just a little anxious about a solo trip without her mom. Ultimately, she made it though and Roscoe got to see a gorgeous doctor making her way toward him in a stunning Gilded Bridal gown.

Wedding Ceremony | 21C Wedding, 21C Durham, Multicultural wedding, Durham wedding, Durham wedding photographers | kivusandcamera.com
Wedding Ceremony | 21C Wedding, 21C Durham, Multicultural wedding, Durham wedding, Durham wedding photographers | kivusandcamera.com

To make room for the flip from ceremony to reception, we braved the North Carolina summer for some portraits outside. We even got Major the Bull in on some shots.

Fun bride and groom portraits | 21C Wedding, 21C Durham, Multicultural wedding, Durham wedding, Durham wedding photographers | kivusandcamera.com
Fun wedding party portraits | 21C Wedding, 21C Durham, Multicultural wedding, Durham wedding, Durham wedding photographers | kivusandcamera.com

21C Durham Wedding Reception

These reception details were out of this world!

(Did you get my dad joke? cause they’re all about stars which are not on our planet. Explaining it makes it extra funny.)

Astronomy Themed Wedding Details | 21C Wedding, 21C Durham, Multicultural wedding, Durham wedding, Durham wedding photographers | kivusandcamera.com

But even better than the details was the newlyweds’ entrance. Straight out of a rock concert, Mr. Harris & Dr. Principe!

Wedding smoke machine entrance | 21C Wedding, 21C Durham, Multicultural wedding, Durham wedding, Durham wedding photographers | kivusandcamera.com
Bride and groom first dance | 21C Wedding, 21C Durham, Multicultural wedding, Durham wedding, Durham wedding photographers | kivusandcamera.com
Wedding Toasts | 21C Wedding, 21C Durham, Multicultural wedding, Durham wedding, Durham wedding photographers | kivusandcamera.com
Bouquet Toss | 21C Wedding, 21C Durham, Multicultural wedding, Durham wedding, Durham wedding photographers | kivusandcamera.com

I SPY PENGUINS! That means it’s party time!!

Pink Penguins | 21C Wedding, 21C Durham, Multicultural wedding, Durham wedding, Durham wedding photographers | kivusandcamera.com
Party shots at wedding | 21C Wedding, 21C Durham, Multicultural wedding, Durham wedding, Durham wedding photographers | kivusandcamera.com
Party shots at wedding | 21C Wedding, 21C Durham, Multicultural wedding, Durham wedding, Durham wedding photographers | kivusandcamera.com
Party shots at wedding | 21C Wedding, 21C Durham, Multicultural wedding, Durham wedding, Durham wedding photographers | kivusandcamera.com
Party shots at wedding | 21C Wedding, 21C Durham, Multicultural wedding, Durham wedding, Durham wedding photographers | kivusandcamera.com
Party shots at wedding | 21C Wedding, 21C Durham, Multicultural wedding, Durham wedding, Durham wedding photographers | kivusandcamera.com

I’ll leave y’all with some late-night purple portrait action! And yes, if you didn’t notice, Stephanie had an outfit change. Yay for jumpsuits perfect for dancing the night away!

Purple Wedding portrait, dramatic wedding portraits | 21C Wedding, 21C Durham, Multicultural wedding, Durham wedding, Durham wedding photographers | kivusandcamera.com

Thanks so much for having us! We had a fantastic time! The penguin and I. John did too though 😀

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